Address: Wollongong NSW
A lot of Illawarra homes — especially through the older coastal suburbs like Thirroul, Austinmer, Bulli and Corrimal — are weatherboard or fibro. They’re great homes, but painting them well takes more know-how than a modern brick-and-render place. Here’s what…
A paint job goes faster, cleaner and cheaper when the house is ready for us. None of this is essential — we can do it all ourselves — but a bit of prep from you saves time (and time is…
People spend hours agonising over colour and barely a second on sheen — but the finish you pick matters just as much for how a room looks and how well it wears. Here’s how we think about matte, satin and…
Living near the water is the reason a lot of us love the Illawarra — but it’s hard on a house. Salt air, strong sun and the sea breeze wear paint down faster here than they do inland, and it’s…
Replacing kitchen benchtops is one of the pricier parts of any kitchen update — but in a lot of cases, you don’t actually need to replace them. After doing plenty of these around Wollongong, here’s what we can do and…
When people ask us what paint to use inside, our answer is almost always the same: a high-quality wash-and-wear finish. It’s a small decision that makes a big difference to how long your walls keep looking new — and after…
Timber out here takes a hammering. Between the sun, the rain and the salt air, an untreated or under-done deck or fence goes grey and starts splitting faster than most people expect. After 35+ years working around Wollongong and the…
Picking a colour off a tiny paint chip is one of the hardest parts of any repaint – and it’s where we spend a lot of time helping people. Here’s how we think about exterior colours on homes around Wollongong.…
Roof painting is one of those jobs people aren’t sure about, so here’s our honest take after years of doing them around the Illawarra. Colorbond. To be honest, there’s no real issue with a Colorbond roof quality-wise – they can…
People often ask us when’s the best time to get their painting done. After 35+ years working around Wollongong and the Illawarra, here’s the honest answer: it depends whether we’re talking inside or outside. Interiors – any time of year.…
